The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-02-05
A QUEER STORY.
RESURRECTION OF BRIGHAM
YOUNG.
Queer Story Told by the HOusekeeper of Al
Wealthy English MOrmOn-ATuch Tx
citcment Among the MOrmOns.


Two miles south of Lincoln, Nebraska.
stands palatial residence owned by an
English gentleman long identified with
the Mormon church. The residence has
been unattended for the last two years,
save by an old servant named White, who
was connected with the Jezrels, of Lon
don a sect similar to the Mormons.
White claims that he was defrauded bv
them out Of his property, and lattcrly be
came converted to the Mormon faith.
He was considered trustworthy man,
and was, therefore, partially through ne
cessity, taken into the confidence of the
leaders of the Mormon church of Zion,
which, according to his statement. is
about to pcrpetrate N fraud to which he
is unwilling to become party.
He says; "Two months ago there ar
rived at the mansion an old gentleman,
bearing letters from my master in Lon
don, the purport Of which was to obey
his every wish and to keep his presence
a secret to all except those to whom he
saw fl to reveal himself. Within week
person began to arrive at the house in
twos and threes. They were from Salt
Lake City, and held long, whispered
consultations with my mysterious guest.
At first | did not care who or what he
was. Little by little / gathered from
stray remarks that he was person of
note, and soon after the truth burst upon
me that he was none other than Brigham
Young, the great prophet of our church,
who is apparently to be resurTected from
the dead, and preach to the people of
Zion as one having returned from the
grave to tell what lies beyond. That his
death and burial were deception will
soon be seen by the whole world, while
thousands of his ignorant believers bow
at his feet, and he dictate to them their
ways of life
My guests, the visitors, are men of
high standing, as their appearance indi-
Gates, and it was in conversation with
one of them, who supposed from the way
l talked that | knew all, that my sus-
picions were verified. My informant
said that Brigham Young had risen from
his grave in Salt Lake City and was in
structing his disciples here, in order to
prepare help for the great event Of his
coming. My only reason for telling
these facts is that am an old man with
but little to gain in this world, and do
not want to see the people deluded as |
have been. The Jezrels absorbed my
and now the Mormons have
broken my faith. "
IDENTIFIED AS BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The old man told tire story with sin
certify that warranted further investiga-
ton, and a merchant who formerly did
business in Salt Lake City drove out to
the mansion, and raped at the door.
Receiving no response he started around
the house to apply at the rear when
through the long window be saw the
form and features of the old man, who
was sitting inside. As he was unaware
Of his presence, the merchant approached
to within few feet Of the window,
the old mans face closely, and
stepped back Immediately, pronounced
the man to be Brigham Young, whose
marked features he had often studied in
Salt Lake City, and which once seen, he
says, can never be forgotten. For few
the man sat silently, and then
raised his hand to his brow, revealing the
scar about the wrist that still further es-
tablishad his identity.
It is a well known fact that the elders
Of the Mormon church throughout Utah
have of late been preaching the return Of
The prophet. This, together with the
fact that it was claimed by st. Louis
man some months ago, that Young was
seen and recognized in London, that
number of prominent Mormons from Salt
Lake City have lately been upon the
streets of Lincoln; that important legis
lation is about to be enacted to the detri
ment Of the Mormon church, and the veil
of mystery with which the prophets
death has always been shrouded, makes
it almost certain that the Mormon ban
ners throughout Utah will soon be IN
furlcd, announcing that ne is risen. "